Highlights in the Repertory Include: Midtown Sunset (1993), a blending of the collage art of Romare Bearden with the poetry of Langston Hughes The
Ballad of Josh Gibson (1997), a look at the heart and soul of the Negro Baseball
League --- and at what price, progress?
To
Duke, With Love (1999) a tribute to the musical magic of Duke Ellington featuring
a 14-piece jazz orchestra (optional)
A Love Supreme (2005),
a journey of redemption set to the music of John Coltrane Mileage (2006), exploring the music of Miles Davis in movement
Sankofa (2007) inspired by the West African Adinkra symbol for learning from the past: SAN (return), KO (go), FA (look, seek, take)
In Development: Big Train, traveling the
blues/jazz highway in the footsteps of America’s Black Migration Living Water, a collaborative suite with jazz vocalist Dwight Trible
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